Last week, the central government participated in a two-day session focused on interculturality. We were led by Fr. Peter Claver SVD, a native of Ghana and the Provincial of his mother province in Germany, with over 200 members—nearly half of whom originate from various countries. As a community of eleven Oblates from eleven different nationalities,...

Over the weekend, Fr Oliver Barry OMI, our outgoing Provincial, Fr Lorcán O’Reilly OMI, our incoming Provincial and Fr Irvin Morastil OMI met with members of the Oblate General Administration in Rome. During their visit they, together with Fr Andrew Small OMI, were greeted by Pope Francis. During the last three years Fr Andrew has...

Recently the Oblates JPIC (Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation) group held a workshop in Inchicore called “Caring from Creation” which was faciliated by Laura and Jane from @trocaire and focused on Laudato Si’ (“Praise be to you, my Lord”), the encyclical letter by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, on caring for our common home....

My name is Anne Walker, I am a member of the Friends of St Eugene here in Crewe.  We are very privileged to have the Oblate Retreat Centre near to us so that we are able to meet there.  It is a great blessing for us.  The FoSE were formed here in 2012 by Angela...

Friends, Fr. Irvin, discusses Saint Eugene’s Good Friday Experience and how this shaped the OMI community we know today. If you or someone you know wants to become a PRIEST or a BROTHER, please contact vocations@oblates,co,uk or for more details check out our website: https://oblates.ie/vocations/

St. Eugene’s Good Friday Experience Today, Good Friday can be a day of mixed emotions and feelings for a lot of us – especially this year as we continue to live with the consequences of Covid 19. For many of us within our own families, communities and parishes and throughout the world, the reality of...

Join us for the Way of the Cross, from the Gardens of the Oblate Community at the House of Retreat, Inchicore. Each year during Holy Week between Palm Sunday and Good Friday, the Stations of the Cross are placed in the beautiful grounds and gardens of the Oblates. We especially welcome all those who are...

The Easter Triduum A Pilgrimage with St. Eugene Join Fr. Frank Santucci, O.M.I. and Fr. David Muñoz-López, O.M.I. each day of the Triduum in reflective conversations about the meaning of the Triduum for St. Eugene and the Mazenodian Family. Click the image for the video page.

Over the last few days, there has been a gathering of lay people and vowed Oblates from different countries of Europe – Italy, Spain, Germany, Czech, Poland, Belgium, France, Great Britain, and Ireland – to share  with each other what has happened in our Provinces (not each country is an individual Province) since the Congress...

Close to the people: Oblates in Port-au-Prince Please pray for the people of Haiti and for an end to all violence Published on Friday 15 March 2024 Haiti The entire Charismatic family stands in solidarity with the Oblates and the Church in Haiti. We are witnesses to the serious crisis in Haiti, which has been...